emphaeus, Sebastodes Starks [E. C.] 1911:182, Pl. 31 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (no. 2) (art. 9); ref. 10108] San Juan Islands, Puget Sound, Washington, U.S.A. Holotype: FMNH 52294 [ex CM 549]. Paratypes: AMNH, FMNH 52295 (5), CAS-SU 21407 (9). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:123 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:78 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Sebastes emphaeus (Starks 1911) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:138 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:304 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:185 [ref. 14674], Eitner et al. 1999:91 [ref. 23702], Orr et al. 2000:24 [ref. 24942], Shytko 2001:28 [ref. 26410], Love et al. 2002:168 [ref. 26216], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:369 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:114 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:76 [ref. 37547], Butler et al. 2012:102 [ref. 40735], Page et al. 2013:117 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:31 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:134 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:59 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:108 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:179 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Sebastes emphaeus (Starks 1911). Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern Gulf of Alaska south to northern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.